Category Archive for "Contests" | Windsor Public Library

A fine voice, indeed.

Posted in: April 24, 2016 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Congratulations to local student, Enzo Campa, winner of the English Language division of the Poetry in Voice competition sponsored by the Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry. Assumption High School’s representative was one of hundreds of students, from more than 870 schools, who traveled to Toronto to demonstrate their recitation skills. You can listen to the prize winning performers, made available through the CBC website....

Your Ideal Library Contest Recap

Posted in: November 15, 2014 by Windsor Public Library | No comments

Thanks to the many of you of entered our final social media contest of the year! We were inspired by all the wonderful things you’d love to see in the library of your dreams. From coffeeshops to community involvement, time machines to Ferris wheels, bicycle parking to friendly smiles…your ideas ran the gamut from the practical to the whimsical. We agree that ALL these things would be marvelous! We’re just...

FINAL SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST OF 2014!

Posted in: October 27, 2014 by Windsor Public Library | No comments

We’re thrilled to announce our final “Connect with WPL” social media contest for this year. Unlike our other contests, which each ran through a single social media platform, you can enter this one through Facebook, Twitter AND Pinterest. You can even enter via all three to triple your chances of winning. Speaking of winning, the prize for this particular contest is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8″ 16GB)! You have...

Tweet your savings for a chance to win!

Posted in: September 15, 2014 by Windsor Public Library | No comments

Have you been having fun using WPL’s new online Library Value Calculator to estimate the amount of money you’re saving by using our resources and services? Do you want to share that amount with others? Come on, don’t be afraid to gloat! Maybe if others see how much money you’re saving, they’ll want to hop on the library usage train too! Here’s an added incentive: If you’re on twitter, share...

Goodreads Contest: Three More Days to Chime In!

Posted in: June 25, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Don’t forget to visit our Goodreads page between now and Saturday for your chance to win a $75 gift card. As June has been unofficially declared Overdrive Challenge month here at WPL, our conversations have naturally taken a turn towards discussing eBooks and eAudiobooks in general (likes, dislikes, recommendations, etc.). The conversation has been quite informative. Our Goodreads page is also a great resource for suggested reads (both from WPL and...

Congrats to our Facebook Photo contest winner!

Posted in: May 22, 2014 by Windsor Public Library | No comments

We at the Windsor Public Library are trying to boost the “social” element of our social media efforts! While we enjoy dealing with our patrons in person, we also want to interact and engage people online. WPL uses social media to hear your ideas, answer your questions, and encourage you to share your library experiences with others. To that end, May 1-14 marked the first in a series of social-media contests that WPL is running throughout 2014. This initial contest had patrons...

May 1-14: Connect with WPL on Facebook for a Chance to Win!

Posted in: April 22, 2014 by Windsor Public Library | No comments

Love your local library? Spend a lot of time on Facebook? Fond of taking and posting selfies? Here’s your chance to combine all three of the above for a chance to win a great prize! Just snap a photo of yourself using something you’ve checked out from the Windsor Public Library and post it to our Facebook page with the hashtag #usingWPL any time from May 1-14 for a chance...